The New BWAS

[Kade Rivok]

Don't worry about it, dear. 

[Ebantu the Kararehe]

Mm. *is suspicious*

[Kade Rivok]

That's better 

[Ebantu the Kararehe]

You want me to be suspicious of you?

[Kade Rivok]

For your sake, yes 

[Ebantu the Kararehe]

Okay...*backs away*

[Kade Rivok]

*Nods smiling.*  That's the spirit!

[Verdauga]

You're a weirdo.

[Ebantu the Kararehe]

You have no idea.

[Kade Rivok]

None of you do 

[Ebantu the Kararehe]

Seriously though, define weird. Everyone is weird in their own way, which technically makes everyone normal.

[Kade Rivok]

No, there are definitely "normal" people out there, trust me.  And there are also people out there that are exceedingly weird, beyond your own scope of the definition.  Take me for example 

[Ebantu the Kararehe]

The whole Christian home-education society is considered weird by most people outside if it, I think.

[Kade Rivok]

Well, that's because it tends to lead to sheltered folk.  Not always, of course, but I've noticed it in other acquaintances brought up in such a way.

[Wylder Treejumper]

It certainly leads to a more limited perspective in many instances. I've been on both sides, and while there are many advantages to homeschooling (and not merely cultural, as some people will ignorantly claim, particularly of Christian homeschooling), I found a public education vital for my own personal development. More for social reasons than anything, which in my opinion is generally a more important consideration even than academics. For although I was able to advance much more rapidly through coursework as a homeschooler, my social abilities were sadly lacking. As far as the cultural isolation goes (which is the motive for which it is undertaken by most Christians), it can also backfire, as instead of having values reinforced and hardened by continual exposure to their antitheticals, they are overwhelmed by the sudden exposure.